gammal@CAM.ORG (Michael Gammal) (09/17/90)
I just want to comment on piracy and video games.... In my experience, many users that i have encountered some that pirated in the past and some that didn't. I found one thing in common with all of them when i t came to video games.. The fact is, no matter who you are, you play a game a bit, get tired of it, and file it away. One of the reasons some pirate games is because of this along if they are only going to use it for a little while. It's not the same as an application which can be used for various things and have many uses such as appleworks or a terminal program. I tend to agree that if a piece of software is reasonably cheap (talking games here) say 10-20$, more would buy it and less would pirate it as it is within their means and a reasonable price for the time it takes up. well i've had my say. Have a nice day. -- Michael Gammal Concordia University gammal@Altitude.CAM.ORG
rjv21207@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (09/17/90)
The cost factor is definitely one of the key factors when it comes down to
buying or copying a piece of software. A few years ago, I owned a small
software store here in Illinois and was amazed at the mark-up on programs.
Indeed, I found that in most cases, the lower the price, the more business
you tended to get (obviously!). I'm not saying that places are out to rip
you off, or that the general public is out to rip of software companies, but
it has always been my belief too, that if you offer a good program at a good
price, then people will buy it, as opposed to them really wanting it badly,
but not being able to afford it. A lot of people weren't willing to shell
out $40-$50 for a game (retaiil), but they were sure ready to pay $20-$30
for it. Maybe it's a pshycological thing in that they were saving $10-$15
based on the retail price.
IMHO, if you offer good software at a "reasonable" price, you're
going to move it out the door. That's not to say people aren't going to copy
it anyway, but I'd almost bet the number of units sold would increase (from
a publishers point of view...)
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